Track liner



F. HACHMANN TRACK LINER Filed Sept. 28. 1922 2 Sheets-Shee'. 1

Sept. l, 1925. 1,551,990

F. HACHMANN TRACK LINER Fi1ed Sept. 28. 1922 2Sheets-Sheat-2 Patented Sept. l, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,551,9 90 PATENT OFFICE,

FREDERICK HAGHMANN OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGIN'OR T FRANK R. 'SINNING, OF RAMSEY, ILLINOIS.

\ TRACK LINER.

T0 aZZ whom z't mag concem:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK HACI-I MANN, a citizen of the Unitecl States5 and a resident of the: eity of Chicago, in the.

county of Cool; ancl State of Illinois, have inventecl certain new ancl useful Improve.

ments in a Traek Liner; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear,

and exa ct description 'of the same, reference be1ng had to the aceompany1ng draw1ngs,

and to the numerals of reference marked.

Whieh is of relatively light weight' and Which may loe conveniently carriecl from place to place.

It is a further objeet of this invention 130 provicle a track liner Which may loe easily set in position for effective operation and 'Wlll0ll is adaptecl to operate equally well with various size rails.

It is an important object 01 this invention to provide a device of the dass described Which Will act t0 exert an efl'eotive lateral thrust 011 the trank sind whieh 1nay be conveniently ancl securely anchorecl.

Other and further important objeots o1 this invention will be apparent from the diselosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated on the drawings and hereinafter more fnlly clesoribed.

011 the drawings:

Figur- 1 is a side elevation of a track liner emlooclyingthe principles of this in vention.

Fignre 2 is a Side elevation, with parts in section, showingthe track liner as ap-- pliecl clirectly to a rail.

Figure 3 is a side elevation, with parts in section, 5h0wing the track liner engagingati,

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the track liner.

Figure 5 is a front elevation tl1ereof.

F1 gure 6 is a slightly enlarged oentral vert1oal section through the traok liner, with parts in elevation.

F igure 7 is an enlarged detail section, with parts in elevation, on line 77 of Figure 6.

As shown 011 the drawings:

A device embodying a preferred form of this invention is shown herein as compris- 111g a base 1 having permanently mountecl downwardly extenoling .a-nchoring means 2 anol 2* thereon. The anehoring means 2 oomprise spikes Which are integral with the base 1, while the anehoring means 2 comprises an arouate sharpened flange whieh is mountecl at the rear end of the base anol which is especially aclapted to prevent lateral rearward movement of the base. Extencling from the front 'end of the base 1 and integral therewith -are spaced arrns- 3 whieh have downWardly extending flanges thereon and the outer ende of which are joined by' an integral roundeol transverse portion 4, saicl arme together with said transverse portion providing a forward extension of the base 1 which is aclapted to be engaged uncler a rai'lway tie or rail, and the round portion 4 afl'ording a handle whereby the device may be conirenieintly carried about from plane to plane.

Integral upwardly extending spaced portion s 5 on the base 1 extend upwardly and tward the forvvard end -of saicl base to a point above the arme 3 and aflord a pivotal support for a lever 6 which is adapted to engage the rail or tie to move the track laterally when said lever is moved about its pivot point. This pivot point is formed in bosses 7 on'the'portions 5 loy providing a bearing at 8 at the bottom of grooves 9 formed 0n the inner side of said bosses.

Integral trunnions 10 formed 011 the lever 6 engage said bearing 8 so that said lever is pivotally supportecl inthe bearing. Said trunnions 10 are flattened 011 their upper and lower sides so that, if desired, the lever may be rotated to substantially horizontal position and removed by sliding the trunnions 10 upwardly through the grooves 9.

The lever 6 is coreclout for lightness and is 'adapted to have'an ordinary lining'bar er similar lever 11- engage in its upper end and by the use of three of these ddvices it is possible 130 do the work of a large number 0"f man that were former1y required in lin-* fing tracks, switches am]. the like with the ordinary type lining bar.

I am aware that numerous details 0f c0nstruction may be varied through a wide range Without departing from the principles 0f this invention, and I therefore do notpurpose limiting the patent grnted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

l. A track liner comprising a base, a lever pivotally fulcrumed upon said base, and having a forwzirdly projecting t-0e and a projecting portion above said toe Whereby a track engaging seat is formed therebetween choring tangs projecting downwardly from said base, a pair of arms rising from the rear of' said base and curved forwurdly so as to overhang the extension of said base, a jack lever having trunnions upon its rear side pivotally fulcrumed to said base, 'said 1 1ever having an indentation adaptedfox engaging the lower flange of a railand a cut out ortion for clearing the bal1 of said r ail.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my namee.

FREDERICK HACHMANN. 1 

